Hey all,I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

Whoa, chill out. You survived 1L, you are not going to flunk out. Relax. What is done is done, just focus on your finals prep.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

If you have any good friends at school, go ahead and give them a call. They might laugh at you for freaking out so hard, but I promise that a little human interaction will help!

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,I am currently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

If you have any good friends at school, go ahead and give them a call. They might laugh at you for freaking out so hard, but I promise that a little human interaction will help!

My friends are getting a good laugh out of it. haha

Any my girlfriend also finds it quite humorous. At least my freak out can help others with their stress. haha

Usually oral arguments are worth less than 5-10% of your grade. Chill out. Showing up is worth 70% of that portion of your grade. If you did well on the other stuff, you'll still be in the A to A- part of the curve for that class.

shepdawg wrote:Usually oral arguments are worth less than 5-10% of your grade. Chill out. Showing up is worth 70% of that portion of your grade. If you did well on the other stuff, you'll still be in the A to A- part of the curve for that class.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,I am a 1Lcurrently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.

Take a break and get some exercise. Try to focus on just exercising. And have dinner with friends. Then make a plan of how you are going to study for the next week- focus only on the most important stuff like a practice exam.

Dont let your attitude affect your performance . You can't change it now. Put it behind you and move forward to the next task.

blong4133 wrote:Hey all,I am a 1Lcurrently smack-dab in the middle of a meltdown. I just had my oral arguments tonight and feel like I bombed it, and now the class that I was almost certain I was going to get a good grade in is up in the air. I felt good about the class because I received the highest grade on our first paper, then the second paper I didn't do so well and ended being about the 3rd or 4th highest. Now I feel like I completely bombed the oral arguments. I'll admit that this was my first attempt at oral arguments, so I'm not sure how the "constructive criticism" goes, but I feel like they ripped me a new one. Every little thing I did wrong was pointed out (which is expected) but there was almost nothing that they said I did well, other than my rebuttal argument. (I personally thought I did ok, there were a few things I know that I screwed up, and kept beginning sentences with "we argue", but the way they were critiquing me made me feel like I failed miserably.)

So now I'm freaking out because I've put off other classes in order to get all of the work done for this class, and I feel helpless because finals start next week and I'm nowhere near ready for any of them. I've got too much time and money invested in this to flunk out after my 3rd semester.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to calm myself down, because so far nothing's worked. I can't even get myself to focus enough to study because I'm freaking out.